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Investment

EXPLAINER - How Democrats’ midterm sweep in U.S. reshapes Sri Lanka policies

Under Trump administration, Sri Lanka has been under pressure after unilateral tariff measures

November 5, 2026 5 min read

Sri Lanka’s CAL eyes US$1.5tn frontier market reach with AFC deal

Links CAL’s home presence in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with AFC’s operational desks in Vietnam, Uzbekistan, and Iraq

November 4, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock sell-off ‘overdone’, fund manager says

Valuations were now near cyclical lows

November 3, 2026 2 min read

EXPLAINER - How Sri Lanka’s proposed PST, POC bills threaten business confidence, investment

Both bills are seen giving excess powers to police with vaguely defined clauses, legal experts say

November 2, 2026 5 min read
EXPLAINER - From PTA to PS-TB: Is Sri Lanka only replacing the name?

Successive Sri Lankan government has used PTA to suppress minorities, dissents, and political opponents: analysts

Sri Lanka’s parliament panel discusses new Procurement Act amid slow public fund utilization

Sri Lanka Cabinet nods for PPP bill to boost investments

PPP law expected to provide legal provisions to establish National Agency, to promote and facilitate PPP

October 20, 2026 3 min read

Hospital, casino drop out of Sri Lanka Port City as $1.12bn secured

Out of ten earlier projects, five had withdrawn while five remained operational.

October 15, 2026 2 min read

IMF urges Sri Lanka to streamline business regulations, rethink tax concessions to boost FDI

"Tax concession needs to be very very carefully brought and also uh to be thought of correctly

September 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka court extends CBSL asset freeze on six firms

Kasagala, Ceylon Green Life Plantation, Singhe Capital Investment, Pro Shop Advertising, Athens International, Eyon Lank

September 22, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Softlogic Stockbrokers launches StockB mobile app

To make investing simpler and more accessible by bringing real-time market data, interactive charting, technical analysi

September 9, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to roll out $100mn ADB-funded social protection program

September 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to submit regulations on 68 Port City strategic businesses to parliament

The move follows the initial approval of the 68 entities by the Cabinet on March 30

September 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to set up one-stop-shop to cut investment red tape

Establishment of a National Business Facilitation Centre under the Presidential Secretariat

August 25, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to designate three firms for Port City strategic status

Marina Hotel Holdings (Private) Limited, Prime Melva Port City (Private) Limited, and Homelands Port City (Private) Limi

August 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to lease plantation land to returnee migrant workers

The land plots belong to three state-owned plantation entities.

August 11, 2026 2 min read
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US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
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Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
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8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Sri Lanka climbs investor relations rankings on transparency gains: IIF

Highlighted alongside Vietnam, Belize, and Mozambique as recording the largest overall score gains compared to the previ

July 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka EPF exits Canwill Holdings, reinvests Rs5bn capital

The EPF is the country’s largest state-managed pension fund, holding private sector worker savings managed under BC

July 23, 2026 2 min read

Clothespin says its Sri Lanka Port City project repositioned with revised US$596mn investment

The project is repositioned in different land plot, not stopped, says CEO

July 9, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka President’s economic advisor appointed as head of investment body

Sri Lanka has been desperate for FDI after 2022 economic crisis

July 1, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka to enact key reforms within next 90 days: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka has delayed key reforms it committed under the IMF programme

June 23, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka pitches infrastructure, green energy to Belgium, Luxembourg investors

Panel discussion during the BELGOLUX -Sri Lanka Business Forum

June 22, 2026 2 min read

Chinese CHEC chief meets Sri Lanka leader, expresses confidence: PMD

Port City project was suspended in 2015 for corruption allegations, but later allowed to continue following probe

June 13, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka stocks dip in midday trade, banking pushes turnover

Market turnover was 3.98 billion rupees.

May 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Port City officials to meet investors in Dubai

"To demonstrate that Colombo Port City can be a supplementary zone of investment"

May 8, 2026 1 min read

German investors to participate GBF 2026 in Colombo in May

Major German firms, representing over 300 brands, have already maintained their presence in Sri Lanka

May 7, 2026 2 min read
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